Comments on: Big PHP Niggle http://nerd.steveferson.com/2008/06/20/big-php-niggle/ One nerd's struggle against the beast that is technology Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:07:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: nerd. http://nerd.steveferson.com/2008/06/20/big-php-niggle/comment-page-1/#comment-17663 nerd. Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:39:12 +0000 http://nerd.steveferson.com/?p=85#comment-17663 You're totally right Jem, I'd forgotten about that one. The truth is I did kind of pinch this from a site I read ages ago: it was a big rant about how bad PHP is. For the most part I thought it was nitpicking or didn't relate to what I was doing anyway, but I really did agree with the inconsistency in parameters and, indeed, underscores in function names. I think it's a toss up for me between your way and googling <code>php <em>functionname</em></code>. The benefit of google is even if I've no idea what the function's called I can usually find it by telling google what it does. You’re totally right Jem, I’d forgotten about that one. The truth is I did kind of pinch this from a site I read ages ago: it was a big rant about how bad PHP is. For the most part I thought it was nitpicking or didn’t relate to what I was doing anyway, but I really did agree with the inconsistency in parameters and, indeed, underscores in function names.

I think it’s a toss up for me between your way and googling php functionname. The benefit of google is even if I’ve no idea what the function’s called I can usually find it by telling google what it does.

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]]> By: Jem http://nerd.steveferson.com/2008/06/20/big-php-niggle/comment-page-1/#comment-17650 Jem Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:56:39 +0000 http://nerd.steveferson.com/?p=85#comment-17650 You highlighted another inconsistency - some functions are underscored, some are not. That bugs the crap out of me. I don't google though, it's easier to just type php.net/thefunction -- even if I misspell the function it brings up a list of suggestions. You highlighted another inconsistency – some functions are underscored, some are not. That bugs the crap out of me. I don’t google though, it’s easier to just type php.net/thefunction — even if I misspell the function it brings up a list of suggestions.

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